Rachel (Fifty Word Short)

You had me run, seven years to Leah, seven years back. You pursed your lips at my proposals, and batted your painted, half-shut eyelids, sealed the chapter I breathlessly penned.

Now I’m all run out. You’re gone. I’m alone. This life bites my heels. Where’s Leah when you need her?

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Okay, so, every time I'd read the story of Rachel and Leah in the Bible, I'd always ship Jacob and Leah. Yeah yeah, I know, maybe it's my laziness speaking. Like, Rachel couldn't have been worth fourteen entire years. Plus Leah really dug Jacob. I know, technically they "ended up together" because they got married or whatever, but it's apparent that Jacob didn't give Leah a second look.

Kinda like Eponine in Les Miserables. Holy crap, she was the obvious catch. Forget Cosette and her stupid castle on a cloud. I can hardly stand that song anyways.

Okay, all that to say, this isn't about Rachel and Jacob, but more of a real-life parallel and this is the "after the happily." This is when Rachel turns out to be a cheat or dies or whatever you want and the Jacob/Marius realizes (actually realizes) that Leah/Eponine was the one that was actually there for them. It's a weird dynamic that applies to a lot of situations.

I always end up talking too much after my fifty word stories, and I know, "Let the story speak for itself," but Steemit likes longer posts generally. This is probably still too short to get anything, but ya know what? Money is a construct. You're a construct. This world is a construct. Nothing's real. Go lock yourself in a trunk.

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Let's try that again.

Woah! Thanks for reading! This is for @jayna's 50-word challenge, and she's awesome, so go check it out.

Yes, @jayna, this story is exactly fifty. Check it for youself!

I hope y'all have a good day! God bless <3

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